CANTER listings

A BIG, Impressive, Sound and Showy Mare!

C07-2234-05. TRAINER-OWNED MARE, Solid chestnut, 16.1 hands, 12 years old

"All Net Joe" has a boy's name - but she's all girl! This horse is a fantastic find for the TB-knowledgeable rider looking for an intelligent and graceful mount. She is gorgeous, with a lovely dished face, elegant head, and muscular, powerful build.

"Netty" has been a broodmare for the past few years and has a star-studded pedigree (she was also a standout racehorse herself!) Please note that while she may be bred for sporthorse purposes, under the terms of CANTER's adoption agreement, Netty cannot be bred for racing.

She would also make a very flashy riding/show horse (she has some minor knee enlargement from her racing days, and is not suitable for high-level jumping or eventing - but would be a superb choice for dressage, equitation, and more!). And she is at the perfect age to start retraining: mature and unflappable, with many years of showing still ahead of her.

Netty has just started under-saddle training, and is proving to be a wonderful pupil! She is sound and in excellent shape, a great mover with lots of scope and a superb brain. No vices, loves attention - an all-around classy mare.

JULY 2008: NEW and GORGEOUS photos; this mare is a movie star!

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT AN ADOPTION APPLICATION (Note: You cannot make an appointment to see any CANTER-owned horse until you are approved as an adopter. Filling out the application creates no obligation to adopt, but it is a pre-requisite.)

A Versatile, Talented Mare Who Really Has It All!

C07-2239-05. CANTER-OWNED MARE, Bright bay, 15.3 hands (with a wide-bodied build), 18 years old

"Southern Luck" - aka "Luckie" - is a quality mare in every way: she's gorgeous, with a classic, Warmblood-type build; gentle and exceptionally well-mannered; and a fluid, pretty mover! You would think upon meeting her that this beauty is 8 - not 18!

Though she has spent the past several years as a broodmare, Luckie has really found her niche as a riding horse. She should make an outstanding dressage, pleasure or trail horse under saddle.

This mare is SO special that her foster mom's young daughter hopped on her within days of Luckie arriving from her old home at the breeding farm; Luckie took to it in stride! Today, she easily walks/trots/canters in both directions - both in the arena AND out on the trails!

Luckie has many years ahead of her as a trusty dressage and/or pleasure horse (she is very sound and feels great, but not suitable for open jumping, eventing, or similarly strenuous disciplines). She would love to be someone's devoted buddy for lower-level shows, as well as for jaunts on the trails and the beach!

Luckie was pinfired (a common track procedure designed to prevent bucked shins) as a youngster in racing training, but that is cosmetic only. She loves other horses, has no vices, and is pure class, all around.

Among several other trips to hunter paces and local shows, Luckie was ridden by her foster mom's 14-year-old daughter in our CANTER Benefit Hunter Pace! She not only looked great...she was PERFECT in every respect.

Luckie's adoption fee is $500. Approved adopters can see her at her foster home in the Boston Metrowest area.

Adoption Pending A Perfect Gentleman, Primed for a Career Change!

C07-2417-11. CANTER-OWNED GELDING, Bay, 16 hands with a BIG build, 7 years old

Levelheaded, dependable, hardworking, and honest...all terms that describe the handsome, immensely likeable "Mumbles" ! Despite his funny name, this barrel-chested gelding is very dignified and debonair. His enviable work ethic helped him earn more than $100,000 on the track, and he did it all the hard way, giving his best each time! Mumbles' trainer decided to donate him to us at the end of the Suffolk Downs meet, recognizing that the good ol'boy was slowing down and wanting to ensure him a good retirement while he was healthy and able to pick up a new job.

Mumbles demonstrated perfect manners the day we met him at the track, and he has continued to exhibit a sense of etiquette that would make Emily Post proud. (He does crib and will need to wear a Miracle Collar in his stall, but he is very cooperative). He has some moderate enlargement in both front ankles, but has not had any soundness issues since coming into foster care.

Mumbles is green under saddle, but shows all the signs of being a great student. He will make a super flatwork, trail, and pleasure horse - he could even pick up Western pleasure without breaking a sweat!

NEW report from Mumbles' foster mom about his recent interaction with a 10-year-old girl at the barn - doesn't this melt your heart?!:

"She held the brush up for him to smell and proceeded to begin grooming. His neck stretched to the ground - totally relaxed and loving the whole thing. She's a peanut so couldn't reach his back so she is jumping up with each stroke. He wrapped his head and neck right around her and nuzzled to her opposite side making a nice little pocket for her as she continued to leap into each brush stroke. He left his head low so she could reach and the two fell in love. She was in there for a good hour. When she emerged - all I could see was these bright blue eyes with a huge smile through the dirt on her face. All the mud on his back had fallen onto her face. He looked at her as if to say - now - doesn't that feel great!!! She was so happy and he was loving every minute of the attention. He has a heart of gold and a gentle soul. We all love him."

Mumbles' adoption fee is $500. Approved adopters can see him at his foster home in central MA.

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT AN ADOPTION APPLICATION (Note: You cannot make an appointment to see any CANTER-owned horse until you are approved as an adopter. Filling out the application creates no obligation to adopt, but it is a pre-requisite.)

A Tall, Striking Redhead...Just a Baby!

C07-2347-09. CANTER-OWNED FILLY, Chestnut, 16.1 hands (and still growing!), 3 years old

"Ginger Snap" came to CANTER NE as a complete "blank slate." Not only had this long-legged, winsome beauty never raced, or had any race training... she had not been registered...and didn't even have a name! She came from a local racing breeding farm that was looking to downsize, and had been planning to send this girl and her stablemate, Chief (since adopted - she misses him a lot!) to auction before CANTER agreed to help.

Her cinnamon coloring and joyful, playful personality led her foster home to start calling this baby "Ginger Snap." Ginger is already an impressive size and is very elegant.

We learned, after a would-be adopter had her X-rayed - that poor Ginger Snap has previously undetected OCD lesions in one hock. This limits her capabilities as a future riding horse; without surgery, she will most likely be restricted to light work on the flat. However, she is not lame and runs around like any other young, happy horse, so we have high hopes for her success in a new life!

While she is very, very sweet, Ginger still tends to be frightened in new situations, and requires patient but firm handling. She is completely green under saddle and will need to be brought along slowly, but she is a lovely girl and deserves a chance.

Given Ginger's special needs, we have reduced her adoption fee to $1 to the right home. Ginger's would-be adopter was kind enough to donate the X-rays and records from her pre-purchase exam to us, and we are happy to share them with approved candidates. Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions.